READY, SET… ELK!
The shortest, most successful elk season—when a big bull is taken on opening day—is often the culmination of intensive pre-season scouting and tracking of elk movement. By the time the season opens, you want to know where bulls are, what their movements are like and what the dynamics of the cow herds are. Ideally, you’ll have identified multiple places to hunt should you encounter fellow hunters on your prime spot, are forced out of an area by wildfires or simply blow an opportunity at a bull.
You can make these preparations for months before opening day, but of all the time you spend preparing for elk season, August is the most crucial month of all.
GETTING THINGS STARTED
Assuming you are
